On 5 September 2026, 29 Acron Aviation colleagues will be taking part in the Dragon Boat Race to raise funds for our Charity of Choice, St Catherine’s Hospice. Names of participants below.

We're excited to be joining this fantastic event. It’s a great opportunity for employees to come together, have some fun, and most importantly support an incredible local charity that provides compassionate care to people and their families when they need it most.

St Catherine’s Hospice does such important work within our community, and every donation, no matter the size, truly makes a difference.

If you’re able to sponsor the team, we'd be hugely grateful for your support - it will help keep us paddling strong on the day and, more importantly, support the amazing work of the hospice! Thank you.

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St Catherine’s Hospice provides expert end of life care and support to people living with a terminal or life-limiting condition and their families across West Sussex and East Surrey.   

Every year, the hospice cares for around 2,500 people living with a terminal or life-limiting illness on its hospice wards, in their own homes or in care homes.

As well as expert medical and nursing care, St Catherine’s also provides emotional and practical support through its dedicated Wellbeing Team, which provides a range of services including counselling, welfare advice, bereavement support and spiritual care.   

It costs around £14 million to run the hospice each year but less than a third of this comes from the NHS. The rest is raised through the support and generosity of the local community.   

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Event Organiser:

Alison Blakemore

Team Captain:

Patrick Davis

Acron Dragons:

Adam Pardoe

Amelia Reed

Andrew Burns

Ben Olsson

Benjamin Joy

Christopher Buckland

Daniel Riley

David Coward

Dean Coates

Emma McMullan

Iain Dyne

Jackie Brown

Jake Cooper

Jitte Van Den Bout

Joel Young

Julian Hollingdale

Kelly Punt

Kirstie Greenwell

Lynne Clark

Olivia Cooper

Ovidiu Marin

Patrick Davis

Peter Hogston

Robert Marsh

Sanjay Kaeley

Sangeetha Viswanathan

Steff Dart

Teresa Matthews

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